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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... Well appearing - Aged ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... : Serology (preferred ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... and Management Pearls ... 6 years (peak age ... Treatment: Single ... #Management #pediatrics
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... and Management ... developed countries Microbiology ... or oral-oral) Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... mild (malaise, fever ... 90-120 days • Pediatric ... #Management #Treatment
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... cefepime/ceftaz/AG ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Blood cultures are ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #management #cardiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... infection • Cough, fever ... : • Serology for ... • Isolated fever ... #Management #Infections